Object details
Accession number
P33w23
Primary Creator
German, Bayreuth
Full title
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Creation Date
18th century
Provenance
Gift from the American painter and collector Ralph Wormeley Curtis (1854-1922) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1899.
Marks
Inscribed in pencil (back of frame): "From R.W. Curtis/ 1899/ supposed to be Portrait of Margarvine of Baireuth [sic] "
Label (on back of frame): Mr. & Mrs. Heywood-Lonsdale request the honor W. Curtis' company at Dinner on Friday the 30 of May at 8 o'clock. Grosvenor Square.
Dimensions
4.3 x 6 cm (1 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Gouache on ivory
Dimension Notes
Frame: 16.5 x 19 cm (6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Vatichino
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